There's no shame in having HIV. Find here ways to combat stigma, how to disclose your status and educating others.
The video features a bunch of brilliant and brave gay men being open about their HIV status and declaring to the world that they may be living with HIV but it doesn’t stop them living their lives. Read more
I’d been chatting to a guy from a dating app on and off for a couple of days and the subject of work comes up – now I usually don’t say exactly what I do for a living straight away, because I’m not spending my Sunday afternoon giving personal advice to everyone on Tinder, Grindr, Hornet, Scruff or Twitter (if you don’t think Twitter is a dating app then you’re just not doing it properly) – anyway in this instance I do tell him and we open a can worms… Read more
Here is the the video for our new campaign tackling HIV stigma - Living With HIV Read more
Do you know what viral load is? Do you know what 'HIV-undetectable' means? Read more
I was asked to talk about my first time having sex after I was diagnosed and what that was like for me. I thought about it and what got me the most was that I couldn’t really remember. Read more
I don’t care if I never have sex with an HIV-negative guy ever again. This isn’t meant as some sort of inverted prejudice; I would never be so stupid as to turn someone down because of his HIV status. I just think it needs saying. Read more
Let’s talk about PrEP. Or, let’s talk about how HIV treatment prevents the virus being passed on to sexual partners. When our virus is undetectable it is untransmittable (U=U). Read more
New data released by Public Health England showed that HIV diagnoses across the country had fallen by 18%. Confined to just gay and bisexual men, the drop was 21%; narrow it even further to just gay and bisexual men in London and it was 29%. Read more
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Meet the models living with HIV... Read more
How safe is safe enough? Read more
We spoke with 8 gay and bi men living with HIV about their year, how they coped with lockdowns and navigated the global pandemic... Read more
Serodifferent is also known as serodiscordant. When a couple is serodifferent, this means one person is living with HIV and the other person is HIV-negative. Read more
How do you disclose your status to a one night stand or hook-up? When do you bring it up and do you even need to? Read more
Talking to friends and family may be easier than disclosing your status to a boss or fellow colleagues, particularly if you are not close to them. So how should you tell them and do you even need to? Read more
Telling a family member about your HIV status can seem scary and daunting. It’s understandable that you never want your family to worry about your health, and it can be difficult discussing something so intimate with your mum, dad or a sibling. However, having your family as a support network can be invaluable when coming to terms with your diagnosis. Read more
Being diagnosed with HIV can be a very isolating experience and can seem like a lot to deal with alone. Talking to friends and having their support can help you come to terms with your status, provide you with a support network and give you an opportunity to educate someone about HIV. Read more
So how do you broach the subject of your HIV status with the one you love (or really like a lot)? Read more
Fear is never far removed from any discussion of HIV. Fear was there in the first HIV prevention campaigns of the 1980s, as a giant tombstone engraved with ‘AIDS’ thudded to the ground. Read more
PrEP has made a huge impact on the gay community – something the survey proves. From reducing fear around HIV to people having more honest conversations about their status, PrEP is altering gay men’s sex and personal lives. But how has this impacted the people already living with HIV? Read more
We all have our likes and dislikes when it comes to what we want in a sexual partner, but there can be a thin line between preference and prejudice. Read more
HIV Undetectable is a term used to describe someone who is living with HIV but on successful and effective treatment. Someone who is HIV Undetectable cannot pass on the virus through sex. Read more
By the time I arrived at home I was an emotional and exhausted wreck. We had not long finished our dinner when I saw my younger brother who, sitting on the opposite side of the table, gave me a look as to say ‘go on, tell them’. It was then I proceeded to break down in tears as I told my parents I was HIV-positive. Read more